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At the Gate of Horn

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Released
  
1957 (1957)

Artist
  
Odetta

Label
  
Tradition Records

Producer
  
Paul Klein (re-issue)

Release date
  
1957

Genres
  
Blues, Folk music

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Studio
  
Esoteric Studios, New York City

At the Gate of Horn (1957)
  
My Eyes Have Seen (1959)

Similar
  
Odetta albums, Blues albums

At the Gate of Horn is the second solo album by American folk singer Odetta, first released in 1957. It was named for the Gate of Horn club in Chicago.

Contents

Odetta is joined by bassist Bill Lee. Although the titled suggests it is a live recording, it is a studio recording, recorded at Esoteric Studios in New York City.

At the Gate of Horn was re-released on CD by Rykodisc in 1997 and by Empire Musicwerks in 2006. Some tracks are included on the Collectables re-release The Best of Odetta: Ballads and Blues.

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

  1. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" – 1:53
  2. "Sail Away Ladies, Sail Away" – 2:22
  3. "The Gallows Pole" – 2:52
  4. "Lowlands" – 2:36
  5. "The Fox" – 1:49
  6. "Maybe She Go" (Delaplain) – 1:47
  7. "The Lass from the Low Countree" (John Jacob Niles) – 4:33
  8. "Timber" (Gary) – 3:11
  9. "Deep River" – 3:00
  10. "Chilly Winds" – 2:43
  11. "Greensleeves" – 2:50
  12. "Devilish Mary" – 1:52
  13. "All the Pretty Little Horses" – 3:01
  14. "The Midnight Special" (Huddie Ledbetter) – 2:36
  15. "Take This Hammer" (Ledbetter) – 3:25

Personnel

  • Odetta Holmes – vocals, guitar
  • Bill Lee – bass

    • Songs

    1Gallows Tree (Gallows Pole)2:52
    2Lowlands2:37
    3The Fox1:50

    References

    At the Gate of Horn Wikipedia
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